Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies - 3DShttp://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/default.aspxen-USTelligent Community 1.5.134.12297 (Build: 5.5.134.12297)Phoenix Wright Fights To Stay Alive In The Courtroomhttp://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/10/24/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-dual-destinies-review-game-informer.aspxThu, 24 Oct 2013 07:01:00 GMT79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:5606886Bryan Vore0<p><img style="max-width:610px;" border="0" src="http://media1.gameinformer.com/filestorage/CommunityServer.Components.SiteFiles/imagefeed/featured/capcom2013/ace-attorney-dual-destinies/paper610.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>It&rsquo;s true; the latest Ace Attorney is only available via download in the Nintendo eShop. Just because Capcom is scared to lose money on physical copies doesn&rsquo;t mean you should let Phoenix Wright&rsquo;s return pass you by.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In Dual Destinies you can&rsquo;t help but notice the new presentation. Familiar locations like the courthouse and detention center have received a facelift (don&rsquo;t worry, the guards haven&rsquo;t moved a muscle) and the characters all still look hand drawn while performing more complicated motions than were remotely possible before.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The classic, zany tone is spot-on, with a weirdo witness who refuses to leave a cardboard box and an astronaut who pretends to suffocate when his oxygen hose comes loose. Most of the fun is meeting this rogues gallery of strange characters and villainous suspects while keeping your fingers crossed for cameos from your favorite Ace Attorney alumni.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Phoenix Wright returns to his lawyering job, sharing the starring role with Apollo Justice and newcomer Athena Cykes. Athena&rsquo;s new mood matrix device senses subjects&rsquo; emotions during testimony, and it&rsquo;s up to you to pick out what doesn&rsquo;t match (like someone being happy when a bomb goes off). It doesn&rsquo;t reinvent the wheel, but it and classics like the Psyche-Lock are sprinkled in enough to shake up the standard press-statement-and-present-evidence loop.</p>
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<p>New prosecutor Simon Blackquill has a hawk pal he commands to attack people, and is somehow able to practice law even though he&rsquo;s in prison for murder. He&rsquo;s got his quirks and expected stern demeanor, though I don&rsquo;t think he quite measures up to past rivals like the hard-nosed Miles Edgeworth, silly Klavier Gavin, or multi-faceted Godot.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Investigations get a boost via new 3D crime scenes in which you can rotate all around the room. This adds more interesting options to what the developers can do and makes the environments feel more a like real place instead of an interactive painting. It&rsquo;s also easy to get directly where you need to go as opposed to the old convoluted travel system. A new task list highlights what you need to do to progress. I never felt lost, which was relatively common in past games.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Conversations are all saved in a log that you can access any time. It&rsquo;s nice to be able to double-check your facts, though sometimes text boxes show up empty in the occasional annoying glitch.</p>
<p>Cases all have their own charm and loopy &shy;resolutions that you would never expect, and it still feels great to nail a cocky suspect to the wall in court. Even though the last two connected cases kept me glued to the screen, I&rsquo;m getting tired of the overall structure. Early cases have small connections to the one big mystery, which is connected to another big mystery from seven years ago that happens to involve many of the characters. This reused device is the only element that hasn&rsquo;t received some kind of upgrade. For a series that&rsquo;s constantly struggling to grow beyond a cult audience, it needs to fire on all cylinders.</p>
<p><strong>Rated M For Murder</strong><br /><i>While this is the first Ace &shy;Attorney to receive an M rating from the ESRB, I didn&rsquo;t find it to be any gorier than usual. I think the impressive new cinematics may have pushed it over the edge with fully animated murders and dripping blood.</i></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=5606886" width="1" height="1">Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual DestiniesAdventure3DScapcomPhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual DestiniesReview248Hear Phoenix Wright's English Voice In The Latest Dual Destinies Trailerhttp://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/10/05/hear-phoenix-wright-39-s-english-voice-in-the-latest-dual-destinies-trailer.aspxSat, 05 Oct 2013 21:23:00 GMT79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:4970409Kyle Hilliard28http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/rsscomments.aspx?WeblogPostID=4970409http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/10/05/hear-phoenix-wright-39-s-english-voice-in-the-latest-dual-destinies-trailer.aspx#comments<p><img src="http://media1.gameinformer.com/filestorage/CommunityServer.Components.SiteFiles/imagefeed/featured/capcom/2013/aceattorney/dualdestinies/phoenixwrightdd_610.jpg" style="max-width:610px;" border="0" alt="" /></p>
<p>The latest trailer gives a glimpse at the game&#39;s animated cutscenes, and offers a listen to some of the game&#39;s English dialogue.</p>
<p>You can check out the trailer below which reveals important detail about Mr. Wright like which sleeve of his jacket goes on first (the left one) and how he deals with that pesky little cowlick.</p>
<p>Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney &ndash; Dual Destinies is <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/09/01/capcom-reveals-phoenix-wright-39-s-eshop-price-and-new-screens.aspx">coming to the 3DS eShop</a> on October 24. For the moment, there are no plans to bring the game to retail.</p>
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<p>We <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/06/12/we-crack-the-case-in-a-new-demo.aspx">previewed</a> Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney &ndash; Dual Destinies during E3, but that gameplay focused primarily in the courthouse. Now I&#39;ve had the chance to try day one of the second case in the game, which is all about interviewing people and digging around a crime scene.</p>
<p>I&#39;ll try to keep as many detailed story specifics out of this preview as possible, but general character descriptions and plot points will be discussed.</p>
<p>As opposed to the first case where you control Phoenix Wright, Apollo Justice headlines case two. He visits a small mountain town called Nine-Tails Vale, known for monsters from Japanese folklore called yokai. As is customary, it&#39;s not long before someone get murdered. Apollo agrees to defend the suspect (Phoenix seems to have him on toilet cleaning duty between cases at the agency, so he jumps at the chance) and heads to the crime scene inside a spacious manor.</p>
<p>Teaming with rookie attorney Athena Cykes, he scans what looks like a home office. Players use the touch screen to control a pointer on the top screen. A red circle appears at the tip of the finger if it&#39;s possible to examine closer. Once an area has been examined, a red check mark appears near the pointer to save you the trouble of having to mash buttons through several lines of repeated text. The most drastic change to the classic formula is the ability to look around the 3D room. By tapping on the arrows at the edge of the screen, Apollo spins in place to check out different walls. At least in this early instance, this system makes the scene feel more like a real location instead of a flat painting that you&#39;re tapping around in. </p>
<p>Later on in the case, Apollo visits the detention center to question his client. After some back and forth, a strange flash appears onscreen. This signals that Apollo&#39;s trademark lie-detecting bracelet has gone off. Just like in the previous core Ace Attorney game (which came out all the way back in 2008), he scans people up close to look for any nervous ticks while they&#39;re talking. With the impressive new fully animated 3D character models, there should be plenty of strange movements that Capcom can implement. In this case, the client has a strange eye twitch that gives away his fib. I won&#39;t spoil what he&#39;s hiding, but there are a lot of and complications to sort through.</p>
<p>Anyone who&#39;s played an Ace Attorney game knows that no matter how crazy things seem at the outset, there&#39;s always a logical explanation. Granted, it usually ends up being an extremely ridiculous explanation, but I&#39;m looking forward to seeing how Capcom pulls it off.</p>
<p><i>Check out the screens in the gallery below for a taste of what this case looks like.</i></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4679949" width="1" height="1">Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual DestiniesAdventure3DSPreviewcapcomPhoenix Wrightnintendoapollo justiceNew Screenshots, A Price, And A Release Datehttp://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/09/17/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-dual-destinies-has-a-price-and-release-date.aspxTue, 17 Sep 2013 17:55:00 GMT79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:4526009Mike Futter29http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/rsscomments.aspx?WeblogPostID=4526009http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/09/17/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-dual-destinies-has-a-price-and-release-date.aspx#comments<p><img border="0" src="http://media1.gameinformer.com/filestorage/CommunityServer.Components.SiteFiles/imagefeed/featured/capcom2013/ace-attorney-dual-destinies/DualDestiniesReleaseDate-610.jpg" style="max-width:610px;" alt="" /></p>
<p>There are no objections here. Capcom has confirmed a North American release date for <a href="http://origin-www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/07/17/new-ace-attorney-dual-destinies-screenshots-and-gameplay.aspx">Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies</a>.</p>
<p>You&#39;ll be able to purchase the title from the 3DS eShop for $29.99 on October 25, 2013. Additionally, fans in the west will get access to an additional episode, <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/07/26/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-dual-destinies-dlc-coming-to-north-america.aspx">Turnabout Return</a>. This content also comes with new costumes.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4526009" width="1" height="1">Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual DestiniesAdventure3DSPreviewcapcomPhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual DestiniesCapcom Reveals Phoenix Wright's eShop Price And New Screenshttp://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/09/01/capcom-reveals-phoenix-wright-39-s-eshop-price-and-new-screens.aspxSun, 01 Sep 2013 15:23:00 GMT79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:4170680Kyle Hilliard40http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/rsscomments.aspx?WeblogPostID=4170680http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/09/01/capcom-reveals-phoenix-wright-39-s-eshop-price-and-new-screens.aspx#comments<p><img border="0" style="max-width:610px;" src="http://media1.gameinformer.com/filestorage/CommunityServer.Components.SiteFiles/imagefeed/featured/capcom2013/ace-attorney-dual-destinies/dualdestiniesprice_610.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney &ndash; Dual Destinies is not coming to retail, which has made us curious how much the game is going to cost. Capcom has revealed the game&#39;s price, and also offered a number of new screens.</p>
<p>The game will be $29.99 when it becomes available on the 3DS eShop, which is a little less than the average full retail 3DS release. Capcom has not unveiled an exact release date for the game, other than the ambiguous fall 2013 timeframe. Along with the reveal of the price on <a href="http://www.capcom-unity.com/xantista/blog/2013/08/28/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-dual-destinies-new-screens-and-price-announced" target="_blank">Capcom&#39;s blog</a>, Capcom also offered up a handful of screenshots from the game, which you can see in the gallery below. In the screens you will get a good look at bad guy Simon Blackquill and his falcon pal Taka, and some kind of panda in a box.</p>
<p>For more on Dual Destinies, you can check out more of our preview coverage <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/default.aspx">here</a>.</p>
<p><i>[Source: <a href="http://www.capcom-unity.com/xantista/blog/2013/08/28/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-dual-destinies-new-screens-and-price-announced" target="_blank">Capcom blog</a>]</i></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4170680" width="1" height="1">Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual DestiniesAdventure3DSPreviewcapcomAce AttorneyDual DestiniesPhoenix Wrightscreens$imagesapollo justicepricepaxretailPhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies Quiz DLC Won't Be Localizedhttp://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/07/28/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-dual-destinies-quiz-dlc-won-39-t-be-localized.aspxSun, 28 Jul 2013 15:43:29 GMT79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:3501266Kyle Hilliard19http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/rsscomments.aspx?WeblogPostID=3501266http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/07/28/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-dual-destinies-quiz-dlc-won-39-t-be-localized.aspx#comments<p><img src="http://media1.gameinformer.com/imagefeed/featured/capcom2013/ace-attorney-dual-destinies/thquiz_610.jpg" style="max-width:610px;" border="0" alt="" /></p>
<p>Capcom recently revealed that North America will get Dual Destinies&#39; <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/07/26/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-dual-destinies-dlc-coming-to-north-america.aspx">Turnabout Return DLC</a>, but it also revealed that North America won&#39;t be getting the game&#39;s other announced quiz DLC.</p>
<p>The reasoning behind the quiz&#39;s absence in America seems sound. On the announcement blog on Capcom Unity&#39;s website, when fans questioned if the quiz was coming to North America, Capcom senior community manager Chris Antista replied, &quot;Unfortunately, the quiz DLC won&#39;t be coming to western territories since it requires an in-depth knowledge of Japanese culture.&quot;</p>
<p><i>[Source: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.capcom-unity.com/xantista/blog/2013/07/25/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney---dual-destinies-additional-episode-and-costume-pack-confirmed-for-western-release#comments">Capcom Unity</a> via <a target="_blank" href="http://gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&amp;id=208463">GoNintendo</a>]</i></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3501266" width="1" height="1">Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual DestiniesAdventure3DSPreviewcapcomAce AttorneyDual DestiniesPhoenix WrightdlcquizTurnabout ReturnDual Destinies DLC Coming To North Americahttp://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/07/26/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-dual-destinies-dlc-coming-to-north-america.aspxFri, 26 Jul 2013 14:38:00 GMT79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:3461316Kyle Hilliard16http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/rsscomments.aspx?WeblogPostID=3461316http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/07/26/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-dual-destinies-dlc-coming-to-north-america.aspx#comments<p><img style="max-width:610px;" src="http://media1.gameinformer.com/imagefeed/featured/capcom2013/ace-attorney-dual-destinies/piratewright_610.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
<p>It wasn&#39;t so much exclusive to Japan as much as it was simply unannounced&nbsp; for North America, but Capcom has confirmed that Turnabout Return, the DLC case and costume pack will be coming to the west.</p>
<p>This is the first time Phoenix Wright will feature 3D polygonal models, so it&#39;s the first time costume packs will be an option. Costume changes are difficult for 2D sprites.</p>
<p>Capcom has no release date or price for the DLC, but Dual Destinies will release this fall. For more on Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney &ndash; Dual Destinies, a game whose title has both a colon and a hyphen in it, you can check out <a href="https://www.gameinformer.com:443/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/07/17/new-ace-attorney-dual-destinies-screenshots-and-gameplay.aspx">the latest trailer</a>. You can also check out our latest preview of the game by <a href="https://www.gameinformer.com:443/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/06/12/we-crack-the-case-in-a-new-demo.aspx">heading here</a>.</p>
<p>Be sure to check out some screens from the DLC in the gallery below.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3461316" width="1" height="1">Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual DestiniesAdventure3DSPreviewdlcPutting The Pieces Together In Investigation Modehttp://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/07/19/putting-the-pieces-together-in-investigation-mode.aspxFri, 19 Jul 2013 06:28:00 GMT79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:3334526Jeff Cork21http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/rsscomments.aspx?WeblogPostID=3334526http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/07/19/putting-the-pieces-together-in-investigation-mode.aspx#comments<p><img border="0" style="max-width:610px;" src="http://media1.gameinformer.com/imagefeed/featured/capcom/2013/aceattorney/phoenix0718-610.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>A frantic telephone call. A bloody crime scene. Feathers! It looks as though Phoenix Wright has been murdered in his very own series. We investigated an early portion from the new game to see if, indeed, Wright has met his end.</p>
<p>Phoenix Wright and company are making the transition to 3D in the <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/06/12/we-crack-the-case-in-a-new-demo.aspx" title="new installment">new installment</a> of the criminal-investigation series. The change doesn&rsquo;t only affect the way Wright and his crew of intrepid helpers looks, either. The game&rsquo;s investigation mode features revamped visuals that do a better job of communicating a sense of location than in past versions.</p>
<p>We start off as Apollo Justice meets Athena Cykes in a remote village in Japan. The place has cashed in on reports that it&rsquo;s inhabited by Yokoi, or Japanese monsters. Apollo is understandably skekptical, but his colleague Athena Cykes is convinced that not only are these creatures real, but that their boss is in mortal danger.&nbsp;</p>
<p>When they arrive in the inn&rsquo;s waiting room, it looks grim. The table is covered in a sheet of blood, a chair is overturned, and creepy footprints and feathers surround the crime scene. The most obvious answer is that Wright was taken (or eaten) by a birdlike monster, but the team has to investigate further before making any firm conclusions.</p>
<p>It&rsquo;s there that I begin my investigation in earnest. Functionally, this portion of gameplay is identical to past versions of the game. I can use either my stylus or an analog stick to move a cursor around, clicking on potential clues or other items of interest. I look under the table, and the camera swings beneath it in a smooth animation &ndash; a noticeable improvement over past games, which featured hand-drawn environments. As good as they looked, I much prefer seeing the dramatic pans and other cinematic effects Capcom is able to do with the 3D engine.&nbsp;</p>
<p>There&rsquo;s a note from Wright underneath that reads a lot like he knew he was dying, and that he was sorry he left us in this mess. I find his phone underneath a chair, and I get to see his final call. It&rsquo;s a fragmented mess that sure sounds as though he was in the middle of being attacked by a bird. Even though past Phoenix Wright games have dabbled in silliness, this seems a little too much. But then I find his lawyer&rsquo;s badge in the shards of a shattered statue and I don&rsquo;t know what to think.</p>
<p>After clicking on a few more clues, the situation comes into focus. I won&rsquo;t spoil the resolution, but I will say Phoenix Wright is on the game&rsquo;s box (and in its title), and Athena Cykes may have a tendency to overreact to things. She&rsquo;s certainly great at reading other people&rsquo;s emotions, but not as good at keeping her own in check.</p>
<p>I&rsquo;ve always enjoyed the investigation phase of the Phoenix Wright games, and the mode works particularly well in 3D. I like how the transitions between various perspectives are smooth, allowing players to get a feel for how various objects &ndash; like furniture, in this case &ndash; are positioned in a room. It made finding a few of the smaller clues easier, since I could see that something was off by switching from side to side.</p>
<p>Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney &ndash; Dual Destinies will be available this fall on the Nintendo 3DS as a digital download.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3334526" width="1" height="1">Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual DestiniesAdventure3DSPreviewcapcomAce AttorneyDual DestiniesPhoenix WrightNew Screenshots And Gameplay From San Diego Comic-Conhttp://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/07/17/new-ace-attorney-dual-destinies-screenshots-and-gameplay.aspxWed, 17 Jul 2013 18:25:00 GMT79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:3304994Mike Futter38http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/rsscomments.aspx?WeblogPostID=3304994http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/07/17/new-ace-attorney-dual-destinies-screenshots-and-gameplay.aspx#comments<p><img border="0" src="http://media1.gameinformer.com/imagefeed/featured/capcom2013/ace-attorney-dual-destinies/DualDestiniesSDCC610.jpg" style="max-width:610px;" alt="" /></p>
<p>Later this fall, 3DS owners in North America will once again be investigating crime scenes and questioning witnesses. Straight from San Diego Comic-Con, we have two new trailers and a batch of new screenshots for <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/07/02/new-phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-dual-destinies-screens-introduce-fulbright.aspx">Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies</a>.</p>
<p>The videos below are taken straight from the build that Comic-Con attendees will have access to. One shows mysterious (and recently incarcerated) Prosecutor Blackquill. The other is an investigation scene covered in blood.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/06/12/we-crack-the-case-in-a-new-demo.aspx">Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies</a> is rated M, which is a surprise for Capcom&#39;s long-running series. You&#39;ll be able to find out for yourself why that is when the title is released later this fall.</p>
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<p>Capcom has released a new batch of screens for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney &ndash; Dual Destinies, and they introduce us to detective Fulbright.</p>
<p>Along with the batch of new screens, and a little bit of art, comes some story description outlining what we&#39;re seeing.</p>
<p style="padding-left:30px;">Trucy Wright - young magician, up and coming Attorney and adopted daughter of Phoenix Wright returns in the latest case to be revealed in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney &ndash; Dual Destinies.&nbsp; Trucy and Apollo Justice attend an event in the village of Nine-Tales Vale and meet Trucy&rsquo;s friend, Jinxie Tenma who works as a maid at the mayor&rsquo;s mansion. Disaster strikes as a murder is discovered. The only clues to be found are a collection of feathers and strange footprints. Could this be the workings of the legendary demon Tenma Taro?</p>
<p>You can check out the full gallery of new screens below, which includes a disembodied leg. Its inclusion in the collection of assets from Capcom may have been a mistake, but just in case it isn&#39;t, I made sure to include it.</p>
<p>For more on Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney &ndash; Dual Destinies, you can <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/05/13/ace-attorney-5-redubbed-ace-attorney-dual-destinies.aspx">head here</a> to check out the latest trailer.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3128894" width="1" height="1">Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual DestiniesAdventure3DSPreviewAce AttorneyDual DestiniesPhoenix WrightnintendofulbrightscreensscreenshotsWe Crack The Case In A New Demohttp://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/06/12/we-crack-the-case-in-a-new-demo.aspxWed, 12 Jun 2013 22:05:32 GMT79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:2984213Jeff Cork9http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/rsscomments.aspx?WeblogPostID=2984213http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/06/12/we-crack-the-case-in-a-new-demo.aspx#comments<p><img src="http://media1.gameinformer.com/imagefeed/featured/capcom/2013/aceattorney/phoenix0612-610.jpg" border="0" style="max-width:610px;" alt="" /></p>
<p>The new Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney game starts with a bang, as a courtroom is blasted into pieces. In a new demo, we pieced together a part of the bomber&rsquo;s conspiracy.</p>
<p>Phoenix Wright veterans are now used to the basic gist of the game, and not much has changed. Players help their clients by listening to the evidence, deducing inaccuracies, and producing evidence that proves those errors. In Dual Destinies, however, Wright&rsquo;s colleague Athena Cykes shows off her psychoanalytical skills.</p>
<p>The demo case starts with a strange bomb-disposal worker named Ted Tonate describing the scene. He brought a bomb (defused, of course) to the courtroom that fateful day as evidence for the defense. The explosive was zipped inside a stuffed animal. Tonate says he was worried when he noticed the timer ticking down &ndash; an impossibility, considering that it wasn&rsquo;t visible. With that, a flustered Mr. Tonate left the courtroom.</p>
<p>Now it was time for Wright&rsquo;s client to speak. Her voice was ruined from the debris, which was a great time for Cykes to user her powers. As Juniper Woods strained to recount her memory of the explosion, Cykes was able to see the underlying emotion behind her words. It&rsquo;s up to the player to be on the lookout for inappropriate expressions of happiness, sadness, surprise, or anger. In this instance, I noticed that Woods was happy when the debris started falling on her. Later in her testimony, she showed sadness when Apollo Justice came to her rescue. Once those inconsistencies were eliminated (think of them like background noise), the truth emerged: She was sad because her stuffed Rhino was destroyed.</p>
<p>That was the key to the demo case. The stuffed animal in question was an elephant! With that, my time with the game ended. Presumably, players who continue will determine the actual culprit throughout the remainder of the chapter. I&rsquo;ve enjoyed cracking cases in past entries in the series, and from what I saw of Cykes&rsquo; abilities, they add a fun new twist to the proceedings.</p>
<p>The game looks great on the 3DS. The most noticeable improvement over previous entries is that characters and the world are now rendered in 3D. That allows for dramatic pans over the courtroom and murmuring crowd during those dramatic moments that the series is known for. And character animations look great too, like in Phoenix Wright&rsquo;s trademark objections.</p>
<p>The game is coming to the 3DS as a download this fall.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2984213" width="1" height="1">Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual DestiniesAdventure3DSPreviewcapcomAce AttorneyDual DestiniesPhoenix WrightNew Screens Show New Characters And Mechanicshttp://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/06/08/new-screens-show-new-characters-and-mechanics.aspxSat, 08 Jun 2013 19:42:05 GMT79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:2955238Kyle Hilliard31http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/rsscomments.aspx?WeblogPostID=2955238http://www.gameinformer.com/games/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney__dual_destinies/b/3ds/archive/2013/06/08/new-screens-show-new-characters-and-mechanics.aspx#comments<p><img src="http://media1.gameinformer.com/imagefeed/featured/capcom/2013/aceattorney/dualdestiniesscreens_610.jpg" style="max-width:610px;" border="0" alt="" /></p>
<p>Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney &ndash; Dual Destinies was confirmed for a <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/09/04/ace-attorney-5-confirmed-for-3ds.aspx">North American release last year</a>, and it looks like the localization process is already well on its way.</p>
<p>Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney &ndash; Dual Destinies was simply titled Ace Attorney 5 for a long period of time, <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/05/13/ace-attorney-5-redubbed-ace-attorney-dual-destinies.aspx">but recently received a name change</a>. The games first case tasks Wright with solving the case of who planted the bomb that destroyed the courtroom, which explains the image above. As for the new screens, you can check out the gallery below.</p>
<p>Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney &ndash; Dual Destinies is coming to 3DS this fall, but Capcom has not revealed an exact date just yet. Right now, the game will release exclusively as a downloadable title on the Nintendo 3DS eShop.</p>
<p><i>[Source: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.capcom-unity.com/gregaman/blog/2013/06/06/new-ace-attorney-dual-destinies-images-will-raise-no-objections">Capcom Unity</a>]</i></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2955238" width="1" height="1">Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual DestiniesAdventure3DSPreviewcapcomAce AttorneyDual DestiniesPhoenix Wright